Patents by Inventor James Allen Ruff

James Allen Ruff has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Wing tip feather puller
    Patent number: 6855048
    Abstract: The invention is a method and apparatus for removing feathers from a carcass, and more specifically is a method and apparatus for removing feathers from the wing tips of poultry. The method and apparatus comprises at least one wing tip puller which further comprises upper and lower wing guides and a pinch roller adjacent said wing guides where the upper and lower wing guides are designed to receive a wing therebetween and the wing guide is further designed to laterally present the wing tip to the pinch roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Tyson Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon C. Haley, Bobby Z. Haley, Marshall Vanderpool, William David Royall, Kelvin D. Lasse, James Allen Ruff
  • WING TIP FEATHER PULLER
    Publication number: 20040192182
    Abstract: The invention is a method and apparatus for removing feathers from a carcass, and more specifically is a method and apparatus for removing feathers from the wing tips of poultry. The method and apparatus comprises at least one wing tip puller which further comprises upper and lower wing guides and a pinch roller adjacent said wing guides where the upper and lower wing guides are designed to receive a wing therebetween and the wing guide is further designed to laterally present the wing tip to the pinch roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicant: TYSON FOODS, INC.
    Inventors: Brandon C. Haley, Bobby Z. Haley, Marshall Vanderpool, William David Royall, Kelvin D. Lasse, James Allen Ruff